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Patent ed May 26, 1931 warren sures OFFICE mm; grimnnnrr, or nviinsroiv, ILLINOIS ennnr s'rnn HOLDER Original application filed December :29, 1926,. Serial No. 157,670. Divided and September -7, 19 28.

This invention relates :to improvements in apparatus for .useinefl'aeoting the anchorage of friction cleats to shoes of the type commonly employed by athletes.

An object of the invention is the provision of a device for retaining a stud or anchorage member of a shoe oleat in position and in alignment with a device for forming an aperture in the sole of a shoe while such aper- IO ture is being formed, and for the introduction of the stud through such an aperture previously made.

A further object is the construction of such a stud or bolt holding or retaining device adapted to easily and quickly receive the bolt and to effectually retain the bolt until introduced through the aperture in the shoe sole.

With these and further objects in view, as will in part hereinafter become apparent, and in part be stated, the invention comprises a temporary retainer for a bolt or like fastener for shoe cleats adapted to effectively support such fastener, and frictionally resist lateral displacement thereof, while being applied to a shoe, and yet readily release the fastenerafter such application.

Other objects will appear hereinafter. The subject matter of this application constitutes a divsion of applicants co-pending application,.Seria1 No. 157,670, filed December 29, 1926. Y

The invention consists in the combinations and arrangements of parts hereinafter described and claimed. 1

The invention will be best understood by reference to the accompanying drawings forming a part of this specification, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a view in side elevation of an apparatus incorporating an illustrative embodiment of the invention, parts being broken awayand shown in section for disclosing the otherwise concealed structure;

Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the device shown in Fig. 1, the standard and parts beneath being broken away;

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the parts seen in Fig. 2; and V Fig. l is a perspective View of the parts this application ,filed Serial No. 304,457.

seen FigsQZandZ- i, a cleat stud being shown in place. B ien n g to the drawings by numerals, 1

indicates a base plate adapted ,to be anchored y heltse eth atta hi g means 2 ea' ene or other supporting table 3. The table 3 may bethe bed plate of .a drill press where the super-structure hereinafter to be descnibed'lis being utilized in connection with the operationsof a drill. A standard 4 is s eket e ot w s epprepr-iet y fan.-

. he l the h e an ,upe an l th r fr 'rneansgtor a cleat thereof. The receiving vise is susoeptible of a wide range of modifieatiemb in e .e i s mp te ms, a see i Figu 1 $03., mp e e h i o jaws 7, having a notch or opening 8 .therebetween t roug which t ody 9 o leet engag ngetud o e i a ap it ex n A flat table 10. extends across and is spaced beneath the jaws f? i and .notch Sto receiveiand support ;the. -head ;l1 of bolt 9. The table 10 may be formed, as may all ,the other parts of th qhe d y any a va t geous method of constructiomone ofwhich consistsin forming th .f te minu o horn with partiire il r r c s 1' 5'i whic adisc is inie t wi aldrivingfit to f rm the able 1Q. ,of the horn 5 immediately above the table is chamfered or-otherwise-beveled $0 form a e ess '1 ha ing an inc n upper wall for accommodating theincline e-ee ethea P ee tedin th ire ti n of t eib w 'Qbvie-ue -y th -r s 1. may b s saw-d s red e e f and enfig agtion adapted to conform with that ofthe material e tbe heede t e a ti tyie fe Se e beltt be're e y db e ee tia en ylthet the recess be proportioned to receive the head and adapted to accommodate a fillet extend- 11 and be open laterally for free introduction and removal of said head. A degree of snugness of fit is desirable to offer sufiiclent frictional resistance to displacement of the bolt 9 to insure against accidental dislocation thereof. Extending rearwardly from the base of notch 8 between jaws 7, the material of horn is formed with a narrow, slot-like notch 14, reduced in width almost to a slit, but of sufiicient area to receive one of the webs or fillets 15 of the stud 9. It will be understood that the said webs or fillets are usually formed as an incident to the method of construction of the stud or bolt 9 during the swaging up of the head thereof, and the exposed edge of each fillet 15 is usually curved. The notch 14, as clearly seen in Fig. 1, is therefore, similarly curved, so that when a bolt 9 is inserted into position, as seen in Fig. 4, with its head resting on table 10 and its body outstanding or upstanding through the slot 8, one of the webs or fillets will lie in the notch 14 and materially add to the resistance to any displacing stresses, particularly torsional, to which the bolt 9 may be subjected while sustained by the supporting holder.

The holder is adapted for the retention of bolts during the various manipulations of parts relative thereto, as, for example, while the sole of a shoe is being forced down over the projecting body 9, and while a clamping nut is being threaded onto the free end portion of said body 9. The supporting holder is also well adapted for sustaining such a-bolt as stud 9 while a shoe is located over the horn 5 and the sole of the shoe is being stressed downward upon the projecting body 9, while a drill, such as that of a. drill press,

is being driven through the sole from above in alignment with the body 9. The flattened upper face 6 enables the inner flat face of the sole of a shoe to contact directly and snugly with the horn as the bolt 9 passes up through the sole, and thus insures projection of the bolt 9 effectively beyond the sole.

While I have illustrated and described the preferred form of construction for carrying my invention into effect, this is capable of variation and modification without departing from the spirit of the invention. I, therefore, do not wish to be limited to the precise details of construction set forth, but desire 1 to avail myself of such variations and modifications as come within the scope of the appended claims.

WVhat I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is;

1. A stud support, comprising a horn having a recess adapted to receive the head of a stud, a notch opening laterally from the recess and adapted to accommodate the body of such stud, and a notch of reduced dimensions opening into the first mentioned notch ing from the head and the body of said stud, and a table adapted to be engaged by the surface of the head of the bolt opposite said body.

2. A holder for studs adapted to'be inserted through the soles of athletic shoes, comprising a horn having a pair of jaws between which is formed a notch for the reception of the body of a stud, and a stud head engaging surface beneath said jaws, said horn provided with a recess having inclined side walls between said surface and said jaws for accommodating the head of a stud.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification.

JOHN T. RIDDELL. 

